I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Providence Friars
82 91
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · February 13, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -2.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money PROV +135 / XAV -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual XAV +9 173 Lost
Massey XAV -1.7 (-7.3)
Massey Totals 147.2 (+25.8)
Bradley-Terry 39%
Weighted B-T 39%
Efficiency Plus ML PROV -0.8 (-9.8) 145.1 (+27.9) 52%
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -0.5 (-8.5) 144.2 (+28.8) 47%
Baseline ML PROV -0.2 (-9.2) 144.8 (+28.2) 49%
Baseline Plus ML XAV -0.5 (-8.5) 144.6 (+28.4) 45%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 26, 2026 PROV 9484 XAV
Jan 10, 2026 XAV 9784 PROV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 7668 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 7975 XAV
Jan 13, 2024 XAV 8565 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV XAV
Overall 12-20 22-12
Conference 6-14 13-7
Home 10-6 15-2
Away 2-9 5-7
Neutral 0-5 2-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 71.3 78.1
Avg Pts Against 72.5 71.6
Massey 6.6 (#86) 11.4 (#53)
Bradley-Terry 0.53 (#129) 1.56 (#61)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#100) 2.13 (#59)
RPI 0.516 (#148) 0.540 (#102)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV XAV
FG% 44.1% 45.6%
3PT% 36.0% 38.5%
REB / G 38.0 33.9
OREB / G 11.3 8.6
AST / TO 1.00 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 52.8%
TOV% 18.9% 16.7%
ORB% 33.7% 26.7%
FT Rate 21.4% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 13.4% 17.3%
DRB% 71.1% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 21.7%

Game Analysis

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